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H. P. KAUPPER & W. E. KIDDER. HAND SLED.

No. 583,258." Patented May 25, 1897.

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H. P. KAUFFER 85 W. E. KIDDER. HAND SLED.

No. 583,258. Patented May 25,1897.

Witnesses. Inventors AttQrney.

UNITED STATES HALE P. KAUFFER AND VILLIAM E.

ASSIGNORS TO THE KALAMAZOQ KIDDER, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, SLED COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

HAND-SLED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,2 58, dated May 25, 1897.

Application filed January 13. 1896. Serial l Tox 575,279. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that we, HALE P. KAUFFER and WILLIAM E. KIDDER, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hand-Sleds, of which the following. is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in hand-sleds, and more particularly to the nose of the hand-sled and the gooseneck attached thereto and the way in which these parts are joined together.

The objects of this invention are, first, to provide in a hand-sled a gooseneok which shall not only be ornamental, but shall serve as a convenient means of joining the runner, rave, and fender together at that point and greatly increase the strength of the same; second, to provide an improved construction of the runner, rave, and fender, and an improved means of joining the same that shall increase the strength at this point; third, to provide an improved means of joining a gooseneck to asled; fourth, to provide a construction of a sled-nose and gooseneck which shall require the use of a very few nails or screws and at the same time result in a very strong device which will not come loose or rattle; fifth, to provide a construction of a gooseneck that can be easily and quickly applied to the sled, and other objects appearing in the detailed description. WVe accomplish these objects of our invention by the means described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the nose of a sled with the gooseneck attached. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the gooseneck removed from the sled. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the nose of the sled with the gooseneck detached. Fig. at is a perspective View of the nose of the sled with the rave removed. Fig. 5 is an elevation View of the neck, partly in section.

Referring to the lettered parts of the d rawings, A is the runner, B is the rave, C is the fender, D is the goosoneok, and G the shoe. A notch A is mortised into the top of the runner, and the forward end C of the fender O is fitted thereto. The rave 13 extends over the top of the same, and a nail or screw a is inserted through the front end of the rave the parts in place. The gooseneck is cut away or hollow on its under side and forms a cap that fits exactly over the nose of the sled thus formed. (See Fig. 5, in which the holrunner farther than is really necessary.) A strap or band Fextends down the front of the runner from the gooseneck and laps over the front end of the shoe G. Little wing- E can be easily bent, as indicated.

Having thus described our improved handsled, we desire to state that the construction shown, even without the gooseneck, is very that the gooseneck in itself could be used in other styles of hand-sleds made with or without fenders, and the particular formation of the attaching part of the gooseneck might proper itself and substituting any other ornament or omitting any ornament entirely, though the exact construction we have shown in all details is much to be preferred.

and fender into the runner and holds all of low itself is extended beyond the point of the pieces E E of the gooseneck extend from ably made of malleable iron, so that the Win gs 7 5 efficient and superior. lVe also desire to state be employed, dispensing with the gooseneck Having thus described our invention, what 0 we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hand-sled, the combination of the runner A; the fender O, with its forward end the rave B, extending over the two and secured by the suitable nail at, extending down through the whole; a gooseneck D, recessed to fit the nose of the sled on its under side having a strap portion F, extending down over the shoe and secured by a nail to the runner and having wings E, E, bearing pointmortised into the top end of the runner A; 5

ed lugs c, c, which are pressed into each side of the runner to engage the same as specified.

2. In a sled, the combination of the nose of the sled of a gooseneck or other device I), recessed on its under side to fit over the nose and having a strap portion F, extended down over the front portion of the runner and secured thereto by suitable means as a nail or screw and also having flexible wings E, E, compressed onto each side of the runner to engage the same as specified.

3. In a sled, the combination of the nose of a sled; a gooseneck or other device D, recessed on its underside to fit the same having a strap portion F, extending down over the front of the runner and secured thereto by a suitable nail or screw and also having wings E, E, bearing pointed lugs o, c, which are pressed into each side of the runner to engage the same as specified.

4. In a sled the combination of the runner; the fender mortised into the top thereof; the rave extending over the two; a cap of metal to fit over the Whole having flexible wings extending to each side of the runner to fold upon the sides and engage the same as specified.

In witness whereof. we have hereunto set our hands an d seals in the presence of two witnesses.

HALE P. KAUFFER. [1 s.] WILLIAM E. KIDDER. LL. s]

Vitnesses:

WM. A. Karma, 1). RICKMAN. 

